Closed Management of a Bent Tibial Nail: Can Revision Be Avoided?: A Case Report.

Case: A 49-year-old gentleman sustained a closed, right tibia peri-implant fracture with a bent intramedullary nail. This resulted in a 17° valgus and 5° recurvatum deformity with fracture at the distal third of the tibial shaft. The patient underwent closed manipulation with an F-Tool and was reviewed by our unit over the following year.

Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for osteoid osteoma: experience with a new treatment.

Objective: To review our experience with percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for osteoid osteoma.

Participants, Design And Setting: Retrospective review of 24 patients with osteoid osteoma treated with percutaneous RFA at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, from August 2000 to February 2005.

Main Outcome Measures: Initial response to treatment, return of symptoms, time to recurrence, complications and histopathological correlation.